Effectiveness of programme approaches to improve the coverage of maternal nutrition interventions in South Asia.

ABSTRACT: The nutritional status of women before pregnancy, during pregnancy, and after delivery has far reaching consequences for maternal health and child survival, growth, and development. In South Asia, the high prevalence of short stature, thinness, and anaemia among women of reproductive age underlie the high prevalence of child undernutrition in the region, whereas overweight and obesity are rising concerns. A systematic review of evidence (2000-2017) was conducted to identify barriers and programme approaches to improving the coverage of maternal nutrition interventions in the region. The search strategy used 13 electronic bibliographic databases and 14 websites of development and technical agencies and identified 2,247 citations. Nine studies conducted in Bangladesh (n = 2), India (n = 5),

SUBMITTER: Goudet S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6519063 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature